{"id":6945,"date":"2010-04-12T04:00:14","date_gmt":"2010-04-12T08:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/?p=6945"},"modified":"2010-04-12T10:39:14","modified_gmt":"2010-04-12T14:39:14","slug":"cryin%e2%80%99-pepper-fruit-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/?p=6945","title":{"rendered":"Cryin\u2019 Pepper Fruit Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I love fresh fruit. It\u2019s sweet. It\u2019s colorful. It\u2019s refreshing. And you can do just about anything with it.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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I have to admit I would never have thought of putting pepper on it until I met Mary Cantu.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Smart, energetic, and fun, Mary is the co-chair of the Mount Holyoke Club of San Antonio. The club imported me for a cooking session last June, and Mary couldn\u2019t have been a better hostess.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Knowing the way to a food writer\u2019s heart, she took me out to a memorable lunch followed by a whirlwind trip to Central Market<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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When I wrote about the strawberry lemonade<\/a> at Central Market I said that if the store had existed when I was in graduate school in Texas I probably would never have left the state\u2014and I stand by my words.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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It\u2019s an exciting grocery store, one that takes pride in offering a variety of fresh foods and letting the shopper know where those foods\u00a0were grown and raised. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Coming from New England, where fresh produce was only just starting to appear in farmstands, I was completely bowled over by the gorgeous ripe blueberries, corn, and peaches on the shelves there.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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As we were touring San Antonio Mary described one of her favorite desserts. In both Texas and California, she told me, restaurants and farmers-market vendors are now increasingly serving fruit salad with a hint of spice instead of sugar.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Mary was kind enough to send me a pepper blend specially created for fruit salad. Unfortunately, I\u2019m out of it and don\u2019t know where to get more\u2014so I am currently resorting to cayenne. She also sent me a recipe, which I have lost. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Luckily, the basic components of this salad are pretty simple–fresh fruit, lime, and a hint of pepper. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Be very careful! The first time I tried the cayenne I put in too much. My nephew Michael immediately dubbed the result \u201ccryin\u2019 pepper salad.\u201d If you add pepper sparingly, however, the salad may well inspire you to dance around the kitchen.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\nThe Salad<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Ingredients:<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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6 cups chopped fresh fruit (preferably not berries; I used pineapple, cantaloupe, watermelon, and mango)
\nthe juice of 1 large lime
\ncayenne pepper to taste (begin with a tiny pinch)
\na pinch of sea salt (optional)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Instructions:<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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In a large bowl stir together the fruit and lime juice. Add a pinch of cayenne and taste the mixture. Add a little more cayenne if you think the fruit can handle it.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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At the last minute stir in the salt. (I think it makes the salad a little sweeter.)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Serves 6.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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